This study aimed to recognize the effect of the managerial factors to implementing the agility strategy in municipality of Isfahan in the period of 1391-1392 was conducted and this is a descriptive survey. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire consisted of 56 questions. To confirm the validity of questionnaire the teachers' academic advisors and some managers' opinions were used and SPSS software was used to measure the reliability of that; Using this software, Cornbrash’s alpha equal to 0.974, respectively. This questionnaire was distributed between managers and employees upper than 13 grade of the municipality in a random way. The Statistical volume of the sample using Cochran formula and Morgan obtained 325. Research data using various statistical tests such as the Colmogorov - Smirnoff, ranking Friedman, single-sample t and Pearson correlation were analyzed. Data analysis suggests that managerial factors that include strategic thinking, willingness to empower employees and participatory management are effective to implementing the agility strategy.
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